diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index cf38e93d..87d3ef7f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ WORKDIR /app
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     gcc \
     g++ \
+    curl \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
 # Copy requirements and install Python dependencies
diff --git a/docker-compose.api.yml b/docker-compose.api.yml
index 5cffc078..43e10dc8 100644
--- a/docker-compose.api.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.api.yml
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ services:
   mem0-api:
     build: .
     container_name: mem0-api-server
-    ports:
-      - "8080:8080"
+    network_mode: host
     environment:
       - API_HOST=0.0.0.0
       - API_PORT=8080
@@ -13,41 +12,11 @@ services:
       - ADMIN_API_KEYS=mem0_admin_key_111222333
       - RATE_LIMIT_REQUESTS=100
       - RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_MINUTES=1
-    networks:
-      - mem0-network
     restart: unless-stopped
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:8080/health"]
       interval: 30s
       timeout: 10s
       retries: 3
-    depends_on:
-      - neo4j
     volumes:
-      - ./logs:/app/logs:rw
-
-  neo4j:
-    image: neo4j:5.23
-    container_name: mem0-neo4j-api
-    ports:
-      - "7474:7474"
-      - "7687:7687"
-    environment:
-      - NEO4J_AUTH=neo4j/password123
-      - NEO4J_PLUGINS=["apoc"]
-      - NEO4J_dbms_security_procedures_unrestricted=apoc.*
-    volumes:
-      - neo4j_data:/data
-      - neo4j_logs:/logs
-    networks:
-      - mem0-network
-    restart: unless-stopped
-
-networks:
-  mem0-network:
-    driver: bridge
-    external: false
-
-volumes:
-  neo4j_data:
-  neo4j_logs:
\ No newline at end of file
+      - ./logs:/app/logs:rw
\ No newline at end of file